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This Weekend

ON STAGE Check out the Fortepiano Folkfest on Sunday in Anacortes PAGE 8

Thursday September 11, 2014

Anacortes Antique and Machinery Show set for Saturday PAGE 3

TUNING UP Br’er Rabbit to play the Big Rock Cafe on Friday night PAGE 9

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NEW ON DVD THIS WEEK “Captain America: the death of their daughUpcoming The Winter Soldier”: ter.

“Young Frankenstein Chris Evans returns DVD releases 40th Anniversary”: Mel to the role of Captain Following is a partial Brooks comedy starring America. His efforts to schedule of coming movies Gene Wilder. adjust to the modern and shows on DVD. Release dates are subject to change: “Rodgers & Hammerworld are disrupted stein’s Cinderella (50th when S.H.I.E.L.D. — SEPT. 16 Anniversary Edition)”: the organization that Godzilla Lesley Ann Warren, Ginleads the defense of The Fault in Our Stars Think Like a Man Too ger Rogers and Stuart the planet from super The German Damon star in the 1965 threats — comes under About a Boy: Season 1 TV special. attack. The more that Alpha House: Season 1 “The Midnight Special Captain America digs Arrow: Season 2 Awkward: Season 3 Collector’s Edition”: into the assault, the Bones: Season 9 Features performances more he begins to quesCSI: Crime Scene

by Bee Gees, Fleetwood tion what is right and Investigation: Season 14 Mac, Marvin Gaye and what is wrong.

From Dusk Till Dawn: many more.

Season 1 It’s easy to overlook Hawaii Five-0 “Teenage”: Documenthe acting in big action Honour tary looks at evolution of movies. But from Evans Sleepy Hollow: Season 1 the age group. to Robert Redford, who The Battery “The Magic School Big Bang Theory: Season 7 plays a man of power Xiii: The Series: Season 1 Bus: Human Body”: with a hidden agenda, DVD and book bundle the cast treats the story SEPT. 23 teaches all about the like a serious drama Neighbors human body.

The Rover and sells the story.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine “Korengal”: Sebastian “Words and PicDefiance: Season 2 Junger’s look at Afghan tures”: An English Firestorm war vets. teacher enters into Hell & Mr. Fudge “Bryan Kellen: Ballet How I Met Your Mother: a battle with an art Season 9 Komedico”: Special feainstructor over which is Key & Peele: Season 3 turing the rubber-bodied more important—words Modern Family: Season 5 comedian. or pictures.

Necessary Roughness: “A Long Way Down”: Season 3 The film resonates Reign: Season 1 Four strangers meet on with a clever and Royal Pains: Season 5 a roof with the intent of endearing energy that Scandal: Season 3 committing suicide. hearkens back to the The 100: Season 1 “Star Trek: The ComCalling days when Doris Day The Signal pendium”: Includes the and Rock Hudson domVery Good Girls films “Star Trek” and inated the box office.

WER “Star Trek Into DarkIn a film era saturated n McClatchy-Tribune News ness.” with big special effects Service “Blue Bloods—The or teenage lust, this Fourth Season”: CBS movie relies on the family drama starring chemistry of its stars, Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg.

Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche, to “Bee People”: Look at those helping hold the attention of an audience. save the bees.

“Brick Mansions”: A tale of a near“Baseball’s Greatest Games: New future Detroit where crime is so bad in York Yankees Postseason Heroics”: an inner city area known as the Brick Includes four memorable games.

Mansions that a giant wall has been “The Curse of Oak Island”: History built around it.

Channel series about the search for “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: treasure.

The Complete First Season”: Agent “Victim”: Young man tries to break Coulson (Clark Gregg) leads a team of out of a cycle of violence. special agents.

“The World Wars”: Jeremy Renner “Doctor Who: Deep Breath”: The narrates.

12th Doctor’s era begins with Peter “Godzilla Double Feature”: Includes Capaldi as the time traveler. two films featuring the giant creature.

“Louder Than Words”: Husband and wife try to put their lives together after n Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee

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Br’er Rabbit plays the Big Rock Café on Friday night

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This Weekend...................................... 3 Out & About.....................................5-6 Local Travel......................................... 7 On Stage, Tuning Up........................8-9 Get Involved.................................10-11 Movie Listings, Mini-Reviews.......... 12 At the Lincoln.................................... 13 Hot Tickets........................................ 14 Music Reviews................................... 15 ON THE COVER: Carolyn Freeman, Sedro-Woolley Museum executive director, and Rustan Robertson, author of “The Wages of Sin” — an historical account of the 1914 Sedro-Woolley Bank Robbery — sit outside the museum. Robertson and Freeman worked together to produce the book, which he will sign during Founders Day activities on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the museum.

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THIS WEEKENDin the area CLASSIC CAR SHOW The Stanwood Community and Senior Center, 7430 276th St. NW, Stanwood, will host a Classic Car Show from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. Enjoy a variety of classic vehicles, vendors, entertainment, door prizes, trophies, food and more. Vehicle registration: $15 advance, $20 day of show.

Free admission for spectators. Information: contact Sandy at 360-629-7403 or visit stanwoodseniorcenter.org.

LATIN AMERICAN CULTURAL DAY Enjoy a

Antique machinery show The 19th annual Anacortes Antique Engine and Machinery Show will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 13, at Market Street and T Avenue, behind the W.T. Preston steamboat. A parade of tractors will start at 11 a.m. downtown. Some 100 exhibitors will show tractors, steamboats, trucks, cars and other gas-, steam- and kerosene-fueled contraptions. Enjoy hay rides, children’s activities, music, demonstrations and more. Free.

360-293-1915 or museum. cityofanacortes.org.

celebration of Latino roots from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Mount Vernon Farmers Market, located in the parking lot across from the Mount Vernon Library and City Hall, on Cleveland Street at Snoqualmie. The event will feature Latin American folklore, art, music, crafts, food and more. Free admission. mountvernon farmersmarket.org.

ANNIVERSARY GALA Anacortes Community WINE & MUSIC FEST The Uncorked! Woolley Wine and Music Festival will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Eagle Haven Winery, 8243 Sims Road, Sedro-Woolley.

Music by Jack Mattingly and Whiskey Fever (pictured), wine from Eagle Haven, food for purchase from the Woolley Market, games and raffle prizes.

Tickets: $25 at the door (includes souvenir wine glass); at the Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce, 714B Metcalf St.; or at sedro-wool ley.com. 360-855-1841.

Theatre’s 50th Anniversary Gala will take place at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Port of Anacortes Transit Event Shed, 100 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. Enjoy a catered dinner and a full show, including musical, dramatic and comedic scenes performed by ACT performers. $24. Limited to 350 tickets. 360-293-6829 or acttheatre.com.

OPEN STREETS Downtown Anacortes will be closed to cars from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 14, so you can ride, walk, skate or enjoy a retro bike ride. Other activities include minor bike repairs, dedication of USBR 10, BMX and Special Olympics riders, music, healthy lifestyle demos, informational displays and more.

Downtown shops and restaurants will be open. Free. 360-293-1900 or cityofanacortes. org.

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COMMUNITY

Founders Day: Final robbery re-enactment HISTORIAN PARTNERS WITH MUSEUM ON BOOK ABOUT SEDRO-WOOLLEY BANK ROBBERY Skagit Valley Herald staff

The region’s most captivating bank robbery and its resulting manhunt happened a century ago this fall. Sedro-Woolley will mark its 100th anniversary and honor a local family during its annual Founders Day celebration, Sept.

13-14.

Sedro-Woolley native and historian Rustan Robertson partnered with the Sedro-Woolley Museum to write and publish the book, “The Wages of Sin: The True Story & Photos of the Great Sedro-Woolley Bank Robbery of 1914.”

Robertson will sign copies of his book during the Founders Day celebration.

A robbery re-enactment by area actors will begin at noon Saturday, Sept. 13, in front of the museum, 725 Murdock St., followed by an open house from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. to honor the Janicki family, pioneers in Skagit County.

The robbery re-enactment has been performed for 20 years, and this will be the final presentation, museum director Carolyn Freeman said.

Robertson’s book details the complete story of the robbery, from the preparations by the robbers and the town to the robbery on the evening of Oct. 17, 1914, and the ensuing chase through Skagit and Whatcom counties and southern British Columbia.

Aside from four of the five bank robbers, two additional deaths resulted

Founders Day events

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Carolyn Freeman, Sedro-Woolley Museum executive director, and Rustan Robertson, author of “The Wages of Sin” — an historical account of the 1914 Sedro-Woolley Bank Robbery — stand outside an exhibit at the museum with historical artifacts and photos from the robbery. Robertson will sign copies of his book Saturday during Founders Day activities. from the robbery – a 13-year-old boy in SedroWoolley shot in the initial shootout near the bank and a Canadian customs officer killed in a shootout with the robbers near Cloverdale, British Columbia, Robertson said.

More than 100 photos of the robbery aftermath, chase and dead bank robbers are featured in Robertson’s book, including digitized images made

from glass lantern slides once shown in movie theaters of the time.

“It’s a fascinating piece of regional history and was a joy to compile over several years,” said Robertson, former museum board member and SedroWoolley High School graduate. “Aside from the comedy-of-errors shootout and manhunts that play out in the story, the photographs are an out-

standing glimpse of the region 100 years ago.”

Robertson, who lives in Anacortes, said nearly $400,000 in gold at today’s value remains unaccounted for and may be hidden in the woods, “which keeps the story alive and exciting even today.”

The book is available at the museum, 725 Murdock St., various Skagit County retailers and online at 1914BankRobbery.com.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 13, DOWNTOWN SEDRO-WOOLLEY Breakfast: 8 a.m., Sedro-Woolley Senior Center, 715 Pacific St. $6 for scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, and beverage.

Robbery video and book signing: 10 to 11 a.m. in the SedroWoolley Museum, 725 Murdock St. Rustan Robertson will sign his book, “The Wages of Sin,” detailing the famous 1914 bank robbery.

Robbery re-enactment: noon, in front of the museum.

Open house: 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the museum to honor the Janicki family, pioneers in Skagit County.

Book signing: 1 p.m. in the museum. Rustan Robertson will sign copies of his book, “The Wages of Sin,” about the robbery.

SUNDAY, SEPT. 14 RIVERFRONT PARK JJ’s Cruisers Car Show: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the park, 2212 River Road, Sedro-Woolley. $10 entry fee for vehicle registration.

Community picnic: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Suggested $3 museum donation for hot dog, chips, beverage.

Kids activities: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. provided by the SedroWoolley Boys & Girls Club.

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OUT & ABOUT ART

Using watercolor, pen and pencil, Ockwell has IN THE ART BAR: “Tercreated intricate regional restrial: Works by three landscapes and seascapes of sisters on an inter-species our area. She also presents dreamscape” continues a collection of her etchthrough Sept. 26 at the Linings. In addition, the gallery coln Theatre Art Bar, 712 is showing oils by Donna S. First St., Mount Vernon.

Nevitt-Radtke and Keith The show features original Sorenson, watercolors and artworks by Jonnie Vance, Cynthia Lee and Kelley K. acrylics by Christine Camilleri and pastels by Laurie Vance. Gallery hours are Potter, as well as work by noon to 5 p.m. Monday other gallery artists. The through Friday. 360-3368955 or lincolntheatre.org. gallery is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday PHOTO EXHIBIT: “Select- through Saturday or by appointment. 360-293-6938 ed works from “One of a or scottmilo.com.

Kind: The Unique Style of Local Photographers” will LOCAL ARTISTS: An be on display through Sepexhibition of new work tember at Starbucks, 18th and Commercial. The show by local artists Kathleen Faulkner and Peter features photos by Skagit Valley Camera Club mem- Belknap continues through Sept. 28 at Smith & Valbers. anacortesartscommis lee Gallery, 5742 Gilkey sion.com.

Ave., Edison. Faulkner, MORE NEW PAINTINGS: best known for her elegant McCool Gallery, 711 Com- nature-inspired paintings, was recently recognized mercial Ave., Anacortes, in the book “100 Northwill feature more new west Artists” by E. Ashley paintings by Anne Martin McCool and work by other Rooney and Karla Matzke. gallery artists through Sep- Belknap offers a contemplative exploration of tember. Gallery hours are nature, working in a wide 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 4 variety of methods includp.m. Sunday or by appoint- ing painting, drawing and collage. The gallery is open ment. 360-293-3577 or from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. mccoolart.com.

360-766-6230 or smithand vallee.com.

PAINTINGS/SCULPTURE: Check out sculpBENEFIT ART AUCTION: tures, paintings and more by Clayton James, Ken Kidder A show and sale of paintand Maggie Wilder through ings by the late Jeffrey Thostenson will be open Oct. 18 at Gallery Cygnus, for review from noon to 5 109 Commercial Ave., La p.m. Thursday through SatConner. Gallery hours are urday, Sept. 11-13, followed noon to 5 p.m. Friday, Satby a silent auction from 5 urday and Sunday or by appointment. 360-708-4787 to 8 p.m. that Saturday at the Edison Eye Gallery, or gallerycygnus.com.

5800 Cains Court, Edison.

Thostenson, a Skagit ValWATERCOLORS & ETCHINGS: A show of new ley artist, died in February 2012, leaving a legacy Northwest watercolors of paintings. The show and etchings by Elizabeth Ockwell continues through includes many paintings in Sept. 30 at Scott Milo Gal- several sizes. Proceeds will lery, 420 Commercial Ave., benefit the ongoing mental health research of Dr. DebAnacortes.

humorous side of human beings in their two natural habitats: the suburbs and the subconscious. Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m.

Friday through Sunday.

360-755-3140 or anchor artspace.org.

AWARD-WINNG PHOTOGRAPHER: Award-winning filmmaker and photographer Brock Mullins’ inaugural Northwest Exhibition continues through Sept. 30 at J’s Gallery, 101 N. First St., La Conner. The exhibit features Mullins’ color-rich landscape photographs taken from the desert, mountains, ocean The annual Fall Fine Art Show will open with a and city, and celebrating reception from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, and the unique qualities of the continue through Oct. 26 at River Gallery, 19313 Northwest, including the Landing Road, between Conway and La Conner. The exhibition will showcase more than 200 small works by North Cascades and Skagit 32 local artists, including paintings, sculptures, glass Valley. Gallery hours are and jewelry. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday 3 to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. 360-466-4524 or rivergallerywa.com. through Friday, 11 a.m. to 8 Pictured: painting by Maggi Mason. p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. 360-6301433 or jaybowenartgallery.

“LIVE” ART AUCTION: orah Levy at Harvard MedThe fifth annual “Live” Art com. ical School and McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass. Auction will kick off with a party at 4 p.m. followed by FESTIVALS 360-766-6276 or facebook. bidding at 5 p.m. Saturday, com/edisoneye.

HARVEST FESTIVAL Sept. 20, at Matzke Fine & PUMPKIN PITCH: The STAINED GLASS MOSA- Art Gallery and Sculpture event will begin at 10 a.m.

ICS: Raven Rocks Gallery Park, 2345 Blanche Way, Saturday, Sept. 27, at Skagit Camano Island. Enjoy hors River Park, 1100 S. Skagit presents “Shards of Life: d’oeuvres, desserts and stained glass mosaics” St., Burlington. Public viewbeverages, and bid on more ing of the trebuchet pumpthrough Oct. 2 at Greenthan 75 pieces of fine art, bank Farm, 765 Wonn kin launching area will be including glass, sculptures Road C-101, Greenbank. open from 10 a.m. to noon, and paintings by 60 artists. followed by the pumpkinCarl and Sandra Bryant Auction registration: $20 of Showcase Mosaics are pitching competition. Enjoy at the door. Absentee bids considered among the finkids’ activities, food venest stained glass mosaic art- accepted. dors and more from 10 a.m.

Preview the artwork ists in America. The show to 3 p.m. Activity booths, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satwill feature three of their pony rides, giant pumpcreations: “Central Park in urday and Sunday, Sept. kin bounce house, “touch 13-14, and Saturday, Sept. the Snow,” portraying The a truck,” zucchini races, 20. 360-387-2759 or matzke pumpkin decorating. Free Dakota, former home of John Lennon; “Spring Gar- fineart.com. admission. 360-755-9649. den,” set in a formal garden PAINTINGS & SCULPwith a peacock as the cenLECTURES tral figure; and “Florals in TURE: “The Ruthless AND TALKS Pink,” depicting flowers in Ones,” featuring artwork a turquoise vase set against by Andrea Joyce Heimer SEEDS OF TIME: The a gold-toned background. and Sarah Denby, continues new documentary, “Seeds For information, including through Sept. 14 at Anchor of Time,” will be screened gallery hours and direcArt Space, 216 Commercial at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, at the Washington State tions, call 360-222-0102 or Ave., Anacortes. Two artvisit ravenrocksgallery.com. ists reveal the haunting yet University research center,

FINE ART SHOW

16650 Highway 536, Mount Vernon, followed by a discussion session. See one crop diversity pioneer’s efforts to preserve seeds, and the world agriculture community’s support of those efforts to protect the future of our food. Free.

DISCOVER HISTORY: Reference librarian and historian Karen Prasse will present “Discover History at the Library” at the Burlington Historical Society meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the Burlington Public Library, 820 E. Washington Ave. Prasse will explain the many resources available through the library for conducting history and family history research.

She will also introduce the library’s new website “Hub History” and its growing digital collection of historic photographs of Burlington’s people, landmarks and events. Announcements and a brief meeting will be held after the program. The meeting is free and open to the public. 360-757-4757 or email edieedmundson@ comcast.net.

“TREES HUG BACK”: Learn about the mighty conifers of the Pacific Northwest at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17, at the Camano Multipurpose Center, 141 N. East Camano Drive, Camano Island. Tamara Neuffer, outreach and education coordinator for the Stillaguamish Tribe Natural Resources Department, will demonstrate the significance of these evergreen giants to salmon habitat and their many traditional and medicinal uses. Participants will make and take home body oil made from their favorite smelling conifer trees. To register, call 360-387-2236 or e-mail camanowildlifehabi tat@gmail.com.

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OUT & ABOUT MUSIC

9/11 MEMORIAL RIDE: Area motorcyclists are HISTORY OF THE OREinvited to participate in a GON TRAIL: Folksinger memorial 9/11 Honor Ride Hank Cramer will present following a breakfast at 6 “One Trail, Many Voices: a.m. today at the Swinomish Songs of the Oregon Trail” Resort and Lodge, 12885 at 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, Casino Drive, Anacortes. at the Floyd Norgaard The escorted caravan/ride Cultural Center, 27108 will proceed to Peace Arch 102nd Ave. NW, Stanwood.

Park in Blaine, where there Cramer will share the trawill be a 9 a.m. ceremony ditional folksongs of the honoring those who lost people who traveled the their lives in the Sept. 11 Oregon Trail and explore how migration via the trail terrorist attacks. The event affected the travelers, their will include speakers from Skagit Valley Herald file the U.S. and Canada, includsongs and the culture of the Pacific Northwest. Free. ing special first responder 360-629-6110 or sahs-fncc. guests from New York. For information, visit 911memo org.

Community members are invited to an open house rialride.org. To attend the from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at McIntyre Hall, breakfast, RSVP to hhol PLAYS 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Get a behindlander@nwfrs.net. the-scenes look at McIntyre Hall, learn about upcomWHIDBEY PLAYHOUSE TICKETS: Season tickets VETERANS CEREMONY: ing performances, visit with community arts organizations and enjoy entertainment, refreshments and are on sale for Whidbey A public ceremony to Playhouse’s 2014-15 season. honor World War I veterans giveaways. Free. 360-416-7727, ext. 2, or mcintyre Shows include Neil Simon’s will be held at 2 p.m. today hall.org.

“The Odd Couple (female at the site of the World War version),” British farce I Veterans Memorial in the contact Christie Peterson AIRPORT COMMUNITY “Run for your Wife,” the rose garden of the Discov- at 360-757-4815 or email DAY: The Port of Skagit musical comedy “Monty ery Garden at Washington 5petes@comcast.net. will host a free Community Python’s Spamalot,” Paul State University Mount Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Rudnick’s comedy “I Hate Vernon, 16650 Highway MODEL RAILROAD OPEN Saturday, Sept. 20, at Skagit Hamlet” and Gilbert and 536. The ceremony — Regional Airport, 15053 HOUSE: The WhatcomSullivan’s comic operetta sponsored by the Veteran Skagit Model Railroad Club Crosswind Drive, Burling“Pirates of Penzance.” Per- Monument Project to mark will host an open house ton. Co-sponsored by the formances take place at the beginning of World from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Satur- Heritage Flight Museum Whidbey Playhouse, 730 War I 100 years ago on July day, Sept. 13, at 1469 Silver and the Skagit Airport SE Midway Blvd., Oak 28, 1914 — was planned in Run Lane, Alger. Check out Support Association, the Harbor. For tickets or conjunction with other 9/11 recent changes to the club’s event will include fly-bys information, call 360-679featuring aircraft from the events to celebrate the lives large, permanent HO- and 2237 or visit whidbeyplay of veterans who sacrificed it N-scale indoor railroad lay- museum and Corporate house.com. all for freedom. outs. Admission is by dona- Air Center, demonstrations tion to maintain and expand and flying toys and models, MORE FUN TAILGATE PARTY: The the layouts. whatcomskagit music by Skagit Swings, representatives of aviation BARREL RACING: Check Burlington-Edison Educa- mrc.org. schools and the military tion and Alumni Founout equine athletes and discussing career opportudation’s annual Tailgate STAR PARTY: Explore their riders at the Friday the night sky and view dis- nities, food and drink venNight Lights Open 4D Bar- Party Bar-B-Que will take dors, and free plane rides place from 5 to 7 p.m. Fritant galaxies, nebulas and rel Races at 5 p.m. Friday, for ages 8 to 17 provided day, Sept. 12, before the planets beginning at dark Sept. 12, at the Sedroby members of the ExperiFriday, Sept. 19, at Fort Woolley Riding Club, 24538 Burlington-Edison Tigers’ Polte Road, Sedro-Woolley. home football game against Nugent Park, 2075 SW Fort mental Aircraft Association Cedarcrest, at the entrance Nugent Road, Oak Harbor. Bay View Chapter 818. 360Events start at 5 p.m. with to Kirkby Field, Burlington- Island County Astronomi- 757-0011. racing at 7:30 p.m. Rider Edison High School, 301 cal Society members will entry: $30 plus $10 office N. Burlington Blvd. Enjoy BOOKS, BITES AND provide an assortment of fee; $5 each additional grilled hamburgers and hot telescopes for viewing. All BURGUNDY: Enjoy an horse. Award series and dogs with chips and soda evening featuring food, ages are welcome. Free. added money. For inforfor $5. Proceeds will benefit The event will be canceled wine and more from 6:30 mation, contact Kristen at to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, if cloudy. 360-679-7664 or 360-770-3383 or visit sedro- the foundation’s scholarship fund. For information, icas-wa.webs.com. at the Burlington Public woolleyrodeo.com.

MCINTYRE OPEN HOUSE

Library, 820 E. Washington Ave., Burlington. Ages 21 and older. $30. 360-7550531 or burlingtonwa.gov/ library.

VETERANS FUNDRAISER: The Haynie Opry and Haynie Grange will present a fundraising event for wounded veterans at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Haynie Grange Hall, 3144 Haynie Road, Blaine.

Enjoy dinner followed by a performance by Matt Audette and the Circle of Friends Band. $25. Proceeds will benefit veterans returning from ongoing current conflicts. For information, call Matt Audette at 360- 366-3321 or visit thehaynieopry.com.

ANIMATION APPRECIATION: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 24, Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Animation enthusiast Andrew Fornos will present a sampling of some of the best animated movies adults can enjoy. Free.

360-293-1910, ext. 21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

WORLD’S LARGEST GARAGE SALE: The 22nd annual Fall World’s Largest Garage Sale, Antiques and More will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 26-27, at the Skagit County Fairgrounds, 479 W. Taylor St., Mount Vernon.

More than 130 vendors will offer new, used, handcrafted, homegrown, HOME & BOAT TOUR: antiques and more. Both The annual Anacortes days will feature food and Home and Boat Tour will live music, and a car show be held from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Admission: $2; Sunday, Sept. 21, starting parking: $2. 360-336-9414 at the Christ Episcopal or skagitcounty.net/fair Church, 1216 Seventh St., grounds.

Anacortes. Presented by the Dr. Samuel G. Brooks OYSTER RUN: The 33rd Guild, the tour will feature annual Oyster Run will five showcase homes, two be held Sunday, Sept. 28. wooden Chris Craft boats One of the largest motor(one circa 1950s) and, as a cycle runs in the Pacific bonus, a backstage tour of Northwest, the Oyster Run the Anacortes Community features hundreds of riders Theater. The Salish Sea from no official point at no Plein-Air Artists will paint official time, culminating original works at several in the streets of downtown venues and paintings will Anacortes. Food and prodbe for sale, along with raffle uct vendors, live music and tickets, in the tea room at entertainment. 360-435the church.

9103, oysterrun@hotmail.

Proceeds from the selfcom or info@oysterrun.org, guided tour benefit chilor oysterrun.org. dren — including kids from Skagit County — being SALMON/RIB BBQ: The treated at Seattle Children’s Wildcat Steelhead Club will hospital. The $20 admission host its annual Fall Salmon donation includes refresh& Rib Barbecue at 4 p.m. ments. Tickets are available Sunday, Sept. 28, at the at the Anacortes Visitor Sedro-Woolley CommuInformation Center, 819 nity Center, 703 Pacific St., Commercial Ave., or online Sedro-Woolley. Raffle and at brownpapertickets.com/ door prizes. $10 adults, $5 event/734882. For informa- children under 12. Tickets tion, call 360-299-0641 or sold at the door. 360-855visit drsamuelgbrooksguild. 2291 or wildcatsteelhead org. club.org.

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Local travel TRAVEL SHOWS: Anacortes Public Library, 1220 10th St., Anacortes, will host the following events: Spain and Carcassonne: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 15. Traveler/photographer Elaine Walker will present a slide show of her tour to Spain and the medieval walled city of Carcassonne in southern France.

Mud, Sweat and Bears: 1,300 Miles Down the Yukon: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22. Presented by local kayakers Julie Calhoun and Bill Bailey.

Day Hiking the San Juan and Gulf Islands: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 19.

Local author Craig Romano spotlights some of the best hiking destinations within the Salish Sea area.

Discovering Ireland in 14 Days: 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 17. Doug and Gay Woods share details and photos from their travels across the Emerald Isle on a Rick Steves tour.

All shows are free. 360-293-1910, ext.

21, or library.cityofanacortes.org.

EXTENDED TRIPS: The Oak Harbor Senior Center is organizing several extended trips: “Southern Charm,” Dec. 14-19; “Discover Panama,” Feb. 5-13, 2015; “Blue Danube,” April 14-28, 2015 (register by Sept. 15 for a $500 discount); and Portugal, Oct. 23-Nov. 1, 2015. Contact Pat Gardner at 360-2794582 or pgardner@oakharbor.org.

Thursday, September 11, 2014 - E7 SHORT TRIPS: Mount Vernon Parks and Recreation offers travel opportunities for ages 12 and older (adult supervision required for ages 18 and younger). Trips depart from and return to Hillcrest Park, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. For information or to register, call 360-3366215.

STATE VISITOR CALL CENTER: The Washington Tourism Alliance’s ExperienceWA Call Center (1-800-544-1800 or tourisminfo@watourismalliance.com) is open seven days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., except Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Staff will assist travelers, take orders for the Washington State Visitors’ Guide and refer them to specific destination marketing organizations and other travel resources across the state for more detailed information.

PASSPORT APPLICATIONS: The Anacortes Public Library accepts passport applications from noon to 6:30 p.m.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays at 1220 10th St., Anacortes. Passport forms and information on fees and how to apply are available at travel.state.gov, or pick up an application and passport guide at the library.

The Oak Harbor Senior Center accepts passport applications, by appointment, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 51 SE Jerome St., Oak Harbor. 360-279-4580.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area September 11-21 Thursday.11

Wednesday.17

THEATER

MUSIC

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.12 THEATER

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Saturday.13 THEATER

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Sunday.14 MUSIC

Fortepiano Folkfest: Music for Piano and Violin Inspired by Ethnic Folk Music: Tamara Friedman and Cecilia Archuleta, 3 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. Preconcert lecture by professor George Bozarth. $20, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-293-4930 or anacortesarts foundation.org.

THEATER

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues September 11-18 THURSDAY.11 Trish, Hans & John Anderson: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Jazz at the Center: Jennifer Scott, 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, free for students with ID. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

Thursday.18 THEATER

Anissa Caprina and Erik Snyder (jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360354-3600.

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.19 FASHION

Boudoir Fashion Show: 5:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

THEATER

Jammin’ Jeff: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

360-422-6411.

Saturday.20

Annalise Emerick: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

MUSIC

Clearbrook Dixie Band (traditional jazz, swing): 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10 advance, $15 at the door. brownpaper tickets.com or 360-354-3600.

THEATER

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Sin City (top 40 rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Science Duo: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $5.

360-445-3000.

Lozen, Tacos!, Bright Weapons: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

Shadies: 1 to 4 p.m., Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian Drive, Bellingham.

Free. 360-318-7720.

Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public. 360848-8882.

Br’er Rabbit: 8 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 State Route 9, Mount Vernon. bigrockcafe.com, 360-424-7872.

SATURDAY.13

THEATER

Sunday.21

DILLINGER’S CLAMBAKE 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $8 cover. 360-293-3515.

BR’ER RABBIT 8 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 State Route 9, Mount Vernon. bigrockcafe.com, 360-424-7872.

FRIDAY.12

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

SATURDAY.13

FRIDAY.12

SUNDAY.14 FORTEPIANO FOLKFEST: MUSIC FOR PIANO AND VIOLIN INSPIRED BY ETHNIC FOLK MUSIC Tamara Friedman (pictured) and Cecilia Archuleta, 3 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. Preconcert lecture by professor George Bozarth. $20, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-293-4930 or anacortesartsfoundation.org.

Jammin’ Jeff: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

BandZandt and One Lane Bridge (rock): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $6.

360-445-3000.

The Sky Colony (folk): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Sin City (top 40 rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.

Margaret Wilder Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover. 360-7666266.

Dillinger’s Clambake (swing, R&B): 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $8 cover.

360-293-3515.

Joyride: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

SUNDAY.14 Eric Apoe and They (folk, jazz, blues): 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

Hash Adams & C-Legz, Plague Doctor, BF Knowhere, #Raccune, Jender: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

WED.17 Tubaluba (jazz): 2 to 3 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes.

Free. 360-2933515.

River: 5:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6330.

SmokeWagon: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. No cover. 360-8552263.

Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., La Conner Pantry & Pub, 315 Morris St., La Conner. 360466-4488.

Swing Connections (big band): 1 to 4 p.m., Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian Drive, Bellingham.

Free. 360-3187720.

Little Joe Argo: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Jim Basnight: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360-7666330.

THURSDAY.18 Singer/Songwriters’ Open Mic Night (hosted by John Savage): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Tony’s Liquid Kitchen: 6 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

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ON STAGE in the Skagit Valley and surrounding area September 11-21 Thursday.11

Wednesday.17

THEATER

MUSIC

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.12 THEATER

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Saturday.13 THEATER

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Sunday.14 MUSIC

Fortepiano Folkfest: Music for Piano and Violin Inspired by Ethnic Folk Music: Tamara Friedman and Cecilia Archuleta, 3 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. Preconcert lecture by professor George Bozarth. $20, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-293-4930 or anacortesarts foundation.org.

THEATER

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

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TUNING UP Playing at area venues September 11-18 THURSDAY.11 Trish, Hans & John Anderson: 6 to 9 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes. 360588-1720.

Jazz at the Center: Jennifer Scott, 7 p.m., Camano Center, 606 Arrowhead Road, Camano Island. $20, free for students with ID. 360-387-0222 or camanocenter.org.

Thursday.18 THEATER

Anissa Caprina and Erik Snyder (jazz): 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Jansen Art Center Piano Lounge, 321 Front St., Lynden. No cover. 360354-3600.

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Friday.19 FASHION

Boudoir Fashion Show: 5:30 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

THEATER

Jammin’ Jeff: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon.

360-422-6411.

Saturday.20

Annalise Emerick: 8:30 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

MUSIC

Clearbrook Dixie Band (traditional jazz, swing): 7:30 to 10 p.m., Jansen Art Center, 321 Front St., Lynden. $10 advance, $15 at the door. brownpaper tickets.com or 360-354-3600.

THEATER

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 2:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

Sin City (top 40 rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-275-2448.

Science Duo: 7:30 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $5.

360-445-3000.

Lozen, Tacos!, Bright Weapons: 10 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $6.

360-778-1067.

Shadies: 1 to 4 p.m., Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian Drive, Bellingham.

Free. 360-318-7720.

Jukebox Duo: 7 p.m., Mount Vernon Elks, 2120 Market St., Mount Vernon. Open to the public. 360848-8882.

Br’er Rabbit: 8 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 State Route 9, Mount Vernon. bigrockcafe.com, 360-424-7872.

SATURDAY.13

THEATER

Sunday.21

DILLINGER’S CLAMBAKE 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $8 cover. 360-293-3515.

BR’ER RABBIT 8 p.m., Big Rock Café, 14779 State Route 9, Mount Vernon. bigrockcafe.com, 360-424-7872.

FRIDAY.12

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

“The Odd Couple” (female version): 7:30 p.m., Whidbey Playhouse, 730 SE Midway Blvd., Oak Harbor. $18. 360679-2237 or whidbeyplayhouse.com.

SATURDAY.13

FRIDAY.12

SUNDAY.14 FORTEPIANO FOLKFEST: MUSIC FOR PIANO AND VIOLIN INSPIRED BY ETHNIC FOLK MUSIC Tamara Friedman (pictured) and Cecilia Archuleta, 3 p.m., Croatian Cultural Center, 801 Fifth St., Anacortes. Preconcert lecture by professor George Bozarth. $20, free for ages 12 and younger. 360-293-4930 or anacortesartsfoundation.org.

Jammin’ Jeff: 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Big Lake Bar & Grill, 18247 Highway 9, Mount Vernon. 360-4226411.

BandZandt and One Lane Bridge (rock): 7 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $6.

360-445-3000.

The Sky Colony (folk): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Sin City (top 40 rock): 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Skagit Valley Casino Resort, Winners Lounge, 5984 N. Darrk Lane, Bow. No cover. 877-2752448.

Margaret Wilder Band: 8:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Bow. No cover. 360-7666266.

Dillinger’s Clambake (swing, R&B): 6 to 8:30 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes. $8 cover.

360-293-3515.

Joyride: 9 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

SUNDAY.14 Eric Apoe and They (folk, jazz, blues): 6 p.m., Conway Muse, 18444 Spruce/ Main, Conway. $10. 360-4453000.

Hash Adams & C-Legz, Plague Doctor, BF Knowhere, #Raccune, Jender: 9 p.m., The Shakedown, 1212 N. State St., Bellingham. $5.

360-778-1067.

WED.17 Tubaluba (jazz): 2 to 3 p.m., The Heart of Anacortes, 1014 Fourth St., Anacortes.

Free. 360-2933515.

River: 5:30 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6330.

SmokeWagon: 5:30 p.m., Edison Inn, 5829 Cains Court, Edison.

360-766-6266.

Gary B’s Church of Blues: Jam Night, 6 to 10 p.m., Conway Pub & Eatery, 18611 Main St., Conway.

360-445-4733.

Desperate Measures (classic rock): 6 to 10 p.m., Castle Tavern, 708 Metcalf St., SedroWoolley. No cover. 360-8552263.

Blues/rock jam with CC Adams and Friends: 4 to 9 p.m., La Conner Pantry & Pub, 315 Morris St., La Conner. 360466-4488.

Swing Connections (big band): 1 to 4 p.m., Bellewood Acres, 6140 Guide Meridian Drive, Bellingham.

Free. 360-3187720.

Little Joe Argo: 6 p.m., Rockfish Grill, 320 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-588-1720.

Jim Basnight: 9 p.m., Longhorn Saloon & Grill, 5754 Cains Court, Edison. 360-7666330.

THURSDAY.18 Singer/Songwriters’ Open Mic Night (hosted by John Savage): 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La Conner.

360-399-1805.

Tony’s Liquid Kitchen: 6 p.m., H2O, 314 Commercial Ave., Anacortes.

360-755-3956.

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GET INVOLVED AUDITIONS “ROMEO AND JULIET, THE MUSICAL”: META Performing Arts will hold auditions from 6 to 9 p.m.

Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 7-8, at the Lincoln Theatre, 712 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Parts are available for actors ages 14 and older.

Be prepared to sing 16 measures from a song that showcases your voice and perform a monologue up to one minute that shows your acting ability. Auditions may include cold readings with fellow auditioners. The play will run Jan. 30-Feb. 15, 2015, at the Lincoln Theatre.

To schedule an audition time, email caskland@ gmail.com. Walkups are welcome, but preference will be given to those signed up in advance. For information, visit rjmusical. com.

SHELTER BAY CHORUS: Practices are held from 2:45 to 4:45 p.m. every Thursday at the Shelter Bay Clubhouse in La Conner. New members welcome. No need to be a Shelter Bay resident. 360-466-3805.

LOVE TO SING? Join the women of Harmony Northwest Chorus from 6:30 to 9 p.m. every Monday at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Ave. Seeking women who like to sing a cappella music. All skill levels welcome.

BRASS CHOIR: The Basically Brass Choir is seeking trombone, French horn and tuba players to join a group of about 12 musicians, playing a variety of styles. Rehearsals are the first and third Mondays in Burlington, with regular performances.

Contact David Soiseth at 360-757-0351 or dsois@ comcast.net.

DANCE

SECOND FRIDAY DRUM CIRCLE: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, FOLK DANCING: Skagit- Sept. 12, Unity Church, 704 Anacortes Folkdancers W. Division St., Mount Vermeet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at non. Shake off the energy Bayview Civic Hall, 12615 of the week through drumC St., Mount Vernon. Learn ming, songs, chants. Freeto folkdance to a variety will donation. For informaof international music. tion, email heatmiser@ Instruction begins at 7 p.m. inbox.com. followed by review and request dances until 9:30.

The first session is free, $3 ON STAGE ANACORTES OPEN MIC: thereafter. All are welcome.

9:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown No partners needed. For Lantern Ale House, 412 information, contact Gary Commercial Ave., Anaor Ginny at 360-766-6866. cortes. 360-293-2544.

THURSDAY DANCE: OPEN MIC: Jam night, Enjoy dancing to the Skip9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Thurspers from 1 to 3:30 p.m. days, Conway Pub & EatThursdays at Hillcrest ery, 18611 Main St., ConLodge, 1717 S. 13th St., way. 360-445-4733.

Mount Vernon. For information, contact Gisela at SINGER/SONGWRITERS 360-424-5696.

OPEN MIC NIGHT: Hosted CONTRA DANCE CLASS- by John Savage from 7:30 ES: Betty and Bill Connor to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. will offer a six-week intro- 18, at Anelia’s Kitchen & Stage, 513 S. First St., La duction to contra dancing Conner. 360-399-1805 or through the Anacortes Senior College from 6:30 to aneliaskitchenandstage.

8:30 p.m. Thursdays, begin- com. ning Oct. 16, at Anacortes Middle School, 2202 M RECREATION Ave. CALL FOR INVENTORS: Learn American traSkagit Valley College will ditional line and circle host an Inventors Workdances. Couples and singles shop from noon to 4 p.m. are welcome. No experiMonday, Sept. 29. Learn ence required. $30. For how to take your big idea information or to register, to market. Free, but regiscall 360-503-1255 or visit tration is required and will seniorcollege.org. include a box lunch. RSVP: nwirc.com/events or 360MUSIC 255-7870.

SKAGIT VALLEY MUSIC TRAIL WORK: The CLUB: The club welcomes Skagit, Whatcom, Island performers, listeners and Trail Maintaining Organiguests to join the fun at zation (SWITMO) seeks 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. volunteers for trail work 25, at Vasa Hall, 1805 through October. The next Cleveland St., Mount Verwork party will be held non. Come and sing, play Saturday, Sept. 20. 360the club’s piano or organ, 424-0407 or jdmelcher@ play your own instrument comcast.net. or just enjoy a variety of music — ’20s to ’70s clasFRIENDS OF THE FORsical, popular, western and EST HIKES: Join Friends of gospel. Free. For information, call Elaine at 360-428- the Forest for scenic hikes 4228. in the forest lands around

Anacortes. Free. For information, call 360-293-3725 or visit friendsoftheacfl.org.

Next up: Beaver Ponds: 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Sept. 12. The area around Little Cranberry Lake is filled with a network of beaver ponds created and maintained by beaver families. Explore easy trails that reveal their lodges, dams, mounds and other daytime clues to their nighttime secret ways. Meet at the ACFL kiosk on A Avenue and 37th Street.

ANNE JACKSON MEMORIAL WALK: The 2-mile walk will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Humane Society of Skagit Valley, 18841 Kelleher Road, Burlington. Preregister online or from 7 to 9 a.m. the day of the walk. A memorial ceremony will be held following the walk at 11:30 a.m. Dogs welcome.

Collect $50 or more in pledges and receive a free T-shirt and registration.

360-757-0445 or skagit humane.com.

CALL FOR SAILORS: The Anacortes Yacht Club invites sailors to participate in the Bart’s Bash Regatta on Sunday, Sept. 21, on Fidalgo Bay. The goal of Bart’s Bash — held in memory of Andrew “Bart” Simpson, an America’s Cup sailor who died during last year’s competition — is to set a Guinness world record for “The Largest Sailing Race in 24 hours at Multiple Venues.” Racing will start around noon.

Other activities at the Anacortes Yacht Club include a brunch, barbecue, dessert dash and auction of America’s Cup memorabilia. $10 adults, free for ages 17 and younger, with other donations encouraged. Proceeds will benefit Anacortes youth sailing programs.

Preregistration required:

360-293-6453 or anacortesyachtclub.org/ racing/barts-bash.

ties at the Anacortes Yacht Club include a brunch, barbecue, dessert dash and auction of America’s Cup memorabilia. $10 adults, free for HOYPUS POINT FIELD TRIP: Join Whidbey Audu- ages 17 and younger, with other donations encourbon Society members to walk among the big trees of aged. Proceeds will benefit Hoypus Point on Saturday, Anacortes youth sailing programs. Preregistration Sept. 13. Meet at 9 a.m. at required: 360-293-6453 or Windjammer Park in Oak Harbor to form carpools to anacortesyachtclub.org/racDeception Pass State Park. ing/barts-bash.

Walk among the big FIDALGO BAY DAY: Join trees and look for pileated woodpeckers, Pacific wrens, Trail Tales to celebrate common ravens and other Fidalgo Bay Day and residents of the old growth National Estuaries Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satforest. The Discover Pass urday, Sept. 13, at Fidalgo is required for all vehicles Bay Resort, 4701 Fidalgo traveling to the park. The Bay Road, Anacortes. trip leader is Steve Ellis.

Sample local shellfish and For information, call 360chowder, touch living sea 678-2264. creatures, try beach seining, make kid-friendly crafts MUDDY MAD DASH: and view new educational 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, displays.

Sept. 14, Burlington Bike Pick up your “Discovery Park, 1970 Walton Drive, Passport” and map, then Burlington. The event visit the stations for handsto benefit the Children’s Museum of Skagit County on discoveries, fun facts, will feature runs for differ- and trivia about natural and cultural connections ent age groups, including to Fidalgo Bay. Fill your an obstacle course with a passport with stamps and mud pit. Other activities win a prize. Free. For inforinclude a bouncy house, mation, visit the Trail Tales vendor booths, art with link at skagitbeaches.org. mud, face painting, lunch and more. Free T-shirt with WORKSHOPS preregistration: $25 at the Children’s Museum or bike PHOTOGRAPHY park, or at skagitchildrens CLASSES: Skagit Valley museum.net. Scholarships professional photographer and discounts are available. Andy Porter will present 360-399-7958. a series of digital photography classes this fall at CALL FOR SAILORS: the Burlington Parks and The Anacortes Yacht Club Recreation Center, 900 E. invites sailors to participate Fairhaven Ave., Burlington. in the Bart’s Bash Regatta Porter’s photos have on Sunday, Sept. 21, on appeared in many national Fidalgo Bay. The goal of magazines and travel Bart’s Bash — held in guides. Classes will include memory of Andrew “Bart” lots of hands-on experience Simpson, an America’s Cup and answers to your photo sailor who died during last questions. For ages 14 and year’s competition — is to older. Bring your digital set a Guinness world record SLR camera and instrucfor “The Largest Sailing tion manual. Preregister at Race in 24 hours at Multiple least one week before class Venues.” Racing will start date: 360-755-9649 or burl ingtonwa.gov. around noon. Other activi-

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GET INVOLVED “Take Better Pictures with Your Digital DSLR Camera”: In this one-day class, you’ll learn how to shoot in manual mode, and how to set aperture, shutter speed and ISO to get the best possible shots. The class will also cover how to bracket your exposure, use of polarizers, benefits of capturing images in the RAW format and more. $40.

Next up: Wednesday, Sept. 17: 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 20: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 22: 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

THEATER YOUTH THEATER CLASSES: Whidbey Playhouse “Would Be Players” theater program for ages 8 to 18 will offer a workshop Monday and Tuesday afternoons, Sept. 8-Oct. 28, at the Whidbey Playhouse Star Studio, 730 SE Midway Drive, Oak Harbor.

There will be a special fourhour rehearsal on Sunday, Oct. 26, and the workshop will culminate with public performances at 4 p.m.

Oct. 27-28. Students will learn a variety of theater skills, including theater acting, vocal training, body language, stage presence, blocking and more. $75.

Some scholarships are available. For information or to register, contact Stan Thomas at 360-675-0574 or visit whidbeyplayhouse. com.

FREE ADULT ACTING CLASSES: Anacortes Community Theatre offers free acting classes for adults from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. the third Saturday each month at 918 M Ave., Anacortes.

Hosted by Nello Bottari, classes include scripted scenes and a variety of acting games, with a different topic each month. Each class is independent, so you don’t have to commit to every session. 360-840-0089 or acttheatre.com.

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E12 - Thursday, September 11, 2014

MOVIES MINI-REVIEWS Compiled from news services.

Ratings are one to four stars.

“Are You Here” — With his friend (Owen Wilson) at his side, a neurotic stoner (Zach Galifianakis) learns he’s inherited his dad’s estate, as his sister (Amy Poehler) schemes to gain control. It’s not a falldown-funny comedy; it mostly makes you smile, laugh a little bit, and then shake your head in admiration. Comedy drama, R, 113 minutes. HHH “Begin Again” — Reeling from a breakup with her musical partner and longtime boyfriend, a songwriter in New York City has a chance encounter with a disgraced record label exec that blossoms into something more. With Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld and Adam Levine. R, 104 minutes. HH “Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” — The multiple storylines in this dark, exhilarating sequel are punctuated by bursts of creative violence as booze-soaked, worldweary anti-heroes obsess over taking down a longtime enemy or protecting a temptress in distress. There’s a lot of movie going on here. Action, 1 R, 102 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “Guardians of the Galaxy” — Chris Pratt plays the leader of a misfit band of anti-heroes, including a cynical raccoon and a walking tree, in this refreshing confection of entertainment, a mostly lighthearted and self-referential comic-book movie with loads of whiz-bang action, some laugh-out-loud moments and a couple of surprisingly beautiful and touching scenes as well. Sci-fi action, 1 PG-13, 122 minutes. HHH ⁄2 “If I Stay” — After a car accident, high school senior Mia (Chloe Grace Moretz) lives both in a coma and as a spiritual alter ego looking on. The movie plays like a high school version of “Ghost,” only less involving, less romantic and a little creepier. Drama, PG-13, 1 107 minutes. H ⁄2 “Into the Storm” — This tornado disaster movie has some pretty nifty effects, but there’s about as much character development as you’d find in the first draft of a “Transformers” screenplay. A bunch of one-dimensional characters battle the most powerful storm in the history of, well, history, as if they’re in a slightly more sophisticated version of “Sharknado 2.” Disaster action, PG-13, 89 minutes. HH

AT AREA THEATERS ANACORTES CINEMAS Sept. 12-18 National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire (NR): Tuesday: 7:00 Dolphin Tale 2 (PG): Friday-Saturday: 1:55, 4:15, 6:30, 8:50; Sunday-Tuesday: 1:55, 4:15, 6:30; Wednesday: 1:55, 4:15, 6:30; Thursday: 1:55, 4:15, 6:30 If I Stay (PG-13): Friday-Monday: 1:40, 4:00, 6:35; Tuesday: 1:40, 4:00; Wednesday: 1:40, 4:00, 6:35; Thursday: 1:40, 4:00 Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13): FridaySaturday: 3:55, 8:55; Sunday-Thursday: 3:55 Magic in the Moonlight (PG-13): 1:45, 6:40 Chef (R): Friday-Saturday: 9:00 Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2 (NR): Thursday: 7:00 360-293-6620 BLUE FOX DRIVE-IN Oak Harbor Sept. 12-14 How to Train Your Dragon 2 (PG) and Maleficent (PG). First movie begins at approximately 7:30 p.m.

360-675-5667 CONCRETE THEATRE Sept. 12-14 Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13): Friday: 7:30 p.m.*; Saturday: 5 and 7:30* p.m.; Sunday: 4 and 6:30* p.m. *3D 360-941-0403 “Life After Beth” — Pronounced dead earlier, Beth (Aubrey Plaza) suddenly returns, to the puzzlement of her grieving boyfriend (Dane DeHaan). The fine actors in this film, including John C. Reilly and Cheryl Hines, seem lost as to whether they should be playing the grisly material for laughs, and the movie is DOA from scene one. Comedy 1 horror, R, 91 minutes. H ⁄2 “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” — The Michael Bay-produced 3-D re-boot spares no expense in special effects and spares no decibel in the volume that is the soundtrack to all their new mayhem. These digitally animated super-sized turtles have real-world presence and weight, stumping onto the scene like teenagers who haven’t learned to do anything quietly. But between those scenes is an awful lot of chatter and exposition. Scifi action violence, PG-13, 101 minutes. HH “The Congress” — Robin Wright plays a Robin Wright who sells her image to be used in films forever. It’s fascinating and boring, intriguing and exasperating, but ultimately it felt like a jamba-

CASCADE MALL THEATRES Burlington For listings: 888-AMC-4FUN (888-262-4386).

OAK HARBOR CINEMAS Sept. 12-18 Dolphin Tale 2 (PG): Friday: 1:20, 3:45, 6:30, 8:50; Saturday: 11:00, 1:20, 3:45, 6:30, 8:50; Sunday: 11:00, 1:20, 3:45, 6:30; Monday-Thursday: 1:20, 3:45, 6:30 The November Man (R): Friday: 1:10, 3:30, 6:50, 9:10; Saturday: 10:50, 1:10, 3:30, 6:50, 9:10; Sunday: 10:50, 1:10, 3:30, 6:50; Monday-Thursday: 1:10, 3:30, 6:50 Let’s Be Cops (R): Friday-Saturday: 3:35, 9:05; Sunday-Thursday: 3:35 The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG): Friday: 1:00, 6:40; Saturday-Sunday: 10:40, 1:00, 6:40; Monday-Thursday: 1:00, 6:40 360-279-2226 STANWOOD CINEMAS Sept. 12-18 National Theatre Live: A Streetcar Named Desire (NR): Tuesday: 7:00 Dolphin Tale 2 (PG): 1:35, 3:50, 6:40, 9:00 The November Man (R): 1:20, 3:40, 6:45, 9:15 If I Stay (PG-13): Friday-Monday: 1:30, 3:45, 6:35, 8:55; Tuesday: 1:30, 3:45; Wednesday: 1:30, 3:45, 6:35, 8:55; Thursday: 1:30, 3:45 The Giver (PG-13): 1:40, 6:50 The Hundred-Foot Journey (PG): 4:00, 9:05 Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13): 1:25, 3:55, 6:30, 9:10 Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead 2 (NR): Thursday: 7:00 360-629-0514

laya of ideas that didn’t quite mesh into a satisfying experience. Sci-fi drama, not rated, 122 minutes. HH “The Expendables 3” — Here we have some of the most beloved action stars of the last half-century -- from Han Solo to the Terminator to Rambo -- and they’re mired in a live-action cartoon with witless dialogue, a nothing plot and endless action sequences. “The Expendables 3” is proof a movie can be exceedingly loud and excruciatingly dull. Action, PG-13, 126 minutes. H “The Giver” — The beloved children’s novel by Lois Lowry becomes a movie starring Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep about a supposedly utopian society where everyone is comfortably numb to love and pain. For a story designed to touch our emotions and remind us of all the wonderful highs and all the devastating lows of a life undiluted, it’s not nearly as involving as you might expect. Sci-fi drama, PG-13, 94 minutes. HH “The Fault in Our Stars” — With lesser source material, an average director and an OK cast, the adaptation of John

Green’s novel about the glory and unfairness of life could have lost me. But everyone involved, from director Josh Boone to transcendent star Shailene Woodley and beyond, has talents way beyond the average. Drama, PG-13, 125 minutes. HHHH “When the Game Stands Tall” — This is a solid if unsurprising and uninspiring melodrama built around high school football, faith-based but “Friday Night Lite.” Mount Vernon native Jim Caviezel plays a pious coach who talks about building character as much as he worries about blocking schemes. The movie follows the team and the tests it faces after having its record 151-game win streak snapped. Sports drama, PG, 1:55. HH “Wish I Was Here” — Director/co-writer/actor Zach Braff’s “Wish I Was Here” is a precious and condescending exercise in self-indulgent pandering, featuring one of the whiniest lead characters in recent memory. The supporting cast is rich with talented actors: Mandy Patinkin, Kate Hudson, Josh Gad. Comedy1 drama, R, 120 minutes. ⁄2

NEW THIS WEEK “The Drop” is a simmering thriller from the writer who gave us “Mystic River” and “Gone, Baby Gone,” a tale heavy with the weight of violence we know is coming.

Eventually.

Bob Saginowski is a bartender-for-life at Cousin Marv’s on the cruel side of Brooklyn, a 30something loner living in the house his late parents bought and, from the looks of it, furnished in the 1970s.

Bob notices things, which we gather is a pretty solid survival strategy for this corner of Brooklyn. There’s menace in the air, from Marv, from the customers, from any out-of-the-ordinary encounter on the street, from the guys we see casing the bar, to the cop (John Ortiz) who shows up to investigate the robbery those thugs carry out.

Bob noticed one of the masked gunmen was wearing an old watch that no longer worked. That detail is going to get a lot of people into a lot of trouble.

Because Cousin Marv’s is a “drop,” a place where lowrent bookies and dealers leave bundles of cash for the crime bosses who control them, part of a rotating circuit of bars where scary guys deposit envelopes so that scarier guys can come, after hours, and collect them. You rob a “drop,” the world’s about to drop on your head.

“The Drop” contains one last, great mob movie turn by James Gandolfini, giving him several rich scenes including a great monologue about disappointment with the past and a future that’s closing in around him.

1:45. R (for some strong violence and pervasive language).HHH1⁄2 A fictionalized account of the true story of Winter, a badly injured dolphin, rescued by the Clearwater (Florida) Aquarium, and how a prosthetic tail was fabricated for her allowing her to swim and survive and inspire veterans, cancer survivors and accident victims of all ages with her pluck, “Dolphin Tale” covered all the bases.

So “Dolphin Tale 2” feels, in its best moments, like little more than “Winter’s Greatest Hits.” The dolphin is in trouble again, the embattled aquarium faces the threat of losing custody of the dolphins it is rehabilitating, and Morgan Freeman shows up in the third act to complain about how tiny a baby dolphin they’re caring for is: “I pulled anchovies off PIZZAS that were bigger than that!”

Actor-director Charles Martin Smith built his followup story around Winter losing her companion dolphin.

Aquariums are required to pair up these very social animals as a provision of keeping them. Winter, losing her pal, seems depressed.

The Clearwater Aquarium, spruced up, well-financed and successful now that Winter has become a star attraction, has to find her a friend, a distressed dolphin that isn’t able to return to the wild. Sawyer, her human pal (Nathan Gamble), is so worried about this crisis that he may pass up the chance to attend a sea school where bright, aspiring marine biologists can get a taste of what the profession will be like.

Whatever else these films are, Smith, star of “Never Cry Wolf,” gets the righteous work of such aquariums right.

1:44. PG (for some mild thematic elements). HH n Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service

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NT Live: ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16

Tennessee Williams’ timeless masterpiece “A Streetcar Named Desire” will be broadcast live from London

by National Theatre Live. It features Gillian Anderson (“The X-Files,” “The Fall”) as Blanche DuBois, Ben Foster (“Lone Survivor,” “Kill Your Darlings”) as Stanley and Vanessa Kirby (BBC’s “Great Expectations,” “Three Sisters”) as Stella.

As Blanche’s fragile world crumbles, she turns to her sister Stella for solace – but her downward spiral brings her face to face with the brutal, unforgiving Stanley Kowalski.

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He soon meets Chloe and, before they know it, they’re dancing to Duke Ellington and plunging headfirst into a romance. Their whirlwind courtship is tested when an unusual illness plagues Chloe; a flower begins to grow in her lungs. To save her, Colin discovers the only cure is to surround Chloe with a never-ending supply of fresh flowers.

Directed by Michel Gondry; starring Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Omar Sy and Gad Elmaleh In French and English. Not rated. $10 general; $9 seniors, students and active military; $8 members; $7 children 12 and under. Bargain matinee prices (all shows before 6 p.m.): $8 general, $6 members, $5 children 12 and under.

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E14 - Thursday, September 11, 2014

MUSIC REVIEWS Ryan Adams

care about.

The son of Grammy Award-winning Other notable releases “Ryan Adams” singer-songwriter Steve Earle has earned Chris Thile and Edgar Meyer, “Bass & his own way musically, releasing five Ryan Adams Mandolin” — With the straightforwardlyalbums. He plays a nice guitar and sings, titled “Bass & Mandolin”, Meyer and Thile says that before passably at best, about nice topics. But are back at their dumbfounding ways, puthe wrote and something rings false about the delivery, ting out a set of ten songs that highlight recorded his just how rare their talents are on their as though he’s performing out of his genre new, self-titled instruments. The album captures what it is and is merely an artistic interloper. album, he that makes Meyer and Thile who they are The title track is ostensibly about broscrapped an as a duo: melodically fascinating, rhythken homes, but it’s hard to tell amid the mically unassailable, and exceptionally entirely different record he’d completed overly verbose lyrical plot line. “Wanna esoteric. It’s a kind of music that is meant with the esteemed English producer Glyn Be A Stranger” is similarly afflicted. The for the cerebral listener first and foremost.

Johns, who earlier had overseen Adams’ music and pace is fine, and the lyrics This doesn’t make it bad, of course; it “Ashes & Fire” from 2011. themselves are nicely constructed.

No surprise there: At 39, Adams Earle just needs someone else to sing already has made more music than — surveys “the damage done” following a them. His effete, indie growl of a voice many — perhaps most — artists twice his shattered relationship. doesn’t touch your heart well enough to age; his catalog is full of limited-edition pull you in deeper. n Christopher Weber, Associated Press releases that live in the shadows of his higher-profile projects. What’s unexpected about “Ryan Adams” if you know the record’s back story, though, is how even-tempered it feels, not at all like the impulsive bloodletting its origin story might suggest.

Featuring a small rock band that includes Tal Wilkenfeld on bass and Benmont Tench on organ, the 11-track set has a bigger, more forceful sound than the acoustic “Ashes & Fire”; “Kim” even crests with a noisy guitar solo by Johnny Depp, one of many luminaries known to drop by regularly at Adams’ Hollywood recording studio.

But the handsome melodic hooks and sturdy roots-music grooves, some of which are downright Tom Petty-ish, provide a hard-won equilibrium in songs about searching for relief from unspecified ailments. “All my life been shaking, wanting something/Holding everything I had like it was broken,” he sings in the album’s low-slung opener, “Gimme Something Good.”

Whatever Adams was after, he appears to have found it. n Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times

Justin Townes Earle

“Single Mothers” Justin Townes Earle, a guitarwielding practitioner of bluesy folk music, comes up short on “Single Mothers,” 10 tracks of wordy Americana with impractical melodies that are hard to

n Ron Harris, Associated Press

Robert Plant

“lullaby and…

The Ceaseless Roar”

Cannibal Corpse “A Skeletel Domain”

There’s little doubt that Cannibal Corpse There are the is an acquired Robert Plant taste. fans firmly in The legendary death metal band, now in the why-doesn’tits 26th year, brutally exemplifies the genre he-just-tour-with-Led Zeppelin camp.

Then there are those who admire the for- and brings all of its elements to the table: gruff vocals, blood-soaked imagery and mer rock god’s post-Zep reign as a restsong titles that can be kindly described as less experimenter and global troubadour “graphic.” with little use for nostalgia.

All that can be cause for concern among The latter group will find much to the squeamish; in fact, during its history, appreciate on the stirring, often melanCannibal Corpse has been banned from cholic and thoroughly modern “lullaby performing in many countries and its CDs and… The Ceaseless Roar.” It’s the first have been removed from store shelves by studio album with his versatile recent touring outfit, the Sensational Space Shift- local authorities.

Take a closer past the controversy, ers. With players from various continents however, and you’ll find an always-solid, and musical traditions, the band follows effortlessly as Plant leads the charge over sometimes-spectacular musical act. The the common ground connecting American band has been setting the bar higher with each release, and rightfully so: blazing riffs, country and blues, English folk, African careening stop-time arrangements, a frontrhythm, riff-heavy rock and even elecman in George “Corpsegrinder” Fisher tronica. who’s alternately a head-whirling madman The opener, “Little Maggie,” is a reinand standup comic, and arguably the best vention of a traditional Appalachian bassist in the game in Alex Webster. number popularized in the 1940s by the For “A Skeletal Domain,” the band’s bluegrass duo the Stanley Brothers. This 13th album, the formula contains a few time that twang isn’t a banjo, rather a updated ingredients. They’ve brought a new one-stringed Gambian instrument called producer on board in Mark Lewis, after the ritti. The song ends with a surprising three albums (“Torture,” “Evisceration but smooth transition to a trip-hop style Plague” and “Kill”) with Erik Rutan. electro beat. The heaviest track, “Turn It That change hasn’t dulled the band’s Up,” features Tom Waits-style junkyard ferocity in the least; in fact, it seems to percussion and some distorted electric be even more aggressive, and “A Skeletal guitar workouts. “House of Love” — a warm ballad with a slow, booming rhythm Domain” is as consistently punishing as

just means that one shouldn’t go into the album expecting an easy ride. – Brice Ezell Interpol - “El Pintor” Sloan - “Commonwealth” Tricky - “Adrian Thaws” Loudon Wainwright III - “Haven’t Gotten the Blues (Yet)” Ballet School - “The Dew Lasts An Hour” Busdriver - “Perfect Hair” Eamon McGrath - “Exile” Pere Ubu - “Carnival of Souls” Orlando Julius - “Jaiyede Afro” American Hi-Fi - “Blood and Lemonade” n popmatters.com

anything the band has released, certainly in the past several years.

Cannibal Corpse shifts from alarming high speed (“Headlong Into Carnage”) to an expanded take on its own invention (the 5-minute-plus “The Murderer’s Pact,” as close to epic in length the band will likely ever tackle.)

“A Skeletal Domain” crushes and rips at the same time. From Cannibal Corpse, we’d expect nothing less. n Craig Parrish, Skagit Valley Herald

BANKS

“Goddess” The debut album “Goddess” from BANKS spells trouble for a lot of people.

Namely, anyone she opens for on tour and anyone who passed on signing her to their label.

Jillian Banks sings that good and “Goddess” is easily and suddenly one of the best albums of the year. Her luster-tinged voice is mature beyond her 26 years and it’s soulful and heart-wrenching in all the right places. Her pitch-perfect highs and husky whispers meld perfectly with topshelf production ambience from SOHN on “Alibi” and Shlohmo on the catchy track “Brain.”

Much of the success here is due to gorgeous down-tempo arrangements that set the stage for that voice. It’s all very cool and understated until BANKS hits her vocal stride and builds to a crescendo on “You Should Know Where I’m Coming From,” a tender requiem about going into a warts-and-all relationship with eyes wide open. Quite frankly it’s the most beautiful song I’ve heard this year. n Ron Harris, Associated Press

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Thursday, September 11, 2014 - E15

HOT TICKETS BEST OF JETHRO TULL: performed

by Ian Anderson: Sept. 12, McCaw Hall, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

AN EVENING WITH FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS: Sept. 12, Chateau Ste. Michelle, Woodinville.

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FALL OUT BOY: Sept. 12, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-5593247 or thefair.com.

KISW PRESENTS PAIN IN THE GRASS 2014: featuring Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Theory of a Deadman, Buckcherry, Pop Evil, New Medicine, Redlight King, Escape the Fate, Sons of Revelry, Amanda Hardy: Sept. 12, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

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KATY PERRY: Sept. 13, Tacoma Dome, Tacoma. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

AUSTIN JENCKES: Sept. 13, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

ATMOSPHERE: Sept. 13, Showbox SoDo, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or showboxonline.com.

KEITH URBAN: Sept. 13, Washington State Fair, Puyallup. 888-5593247 or thefair.com.

LINKIN PARK, THIRTY SECONDS TO MARS: with special guest AFI: Sept. 13, Gorge Amphitheatre,

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THE KINGSTON TRIO: Sept. 27, White River Amphitheatre, Auburn.

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NY: Sept. 19, Washington State Fair, Gorge Amphitheatre, George. 800745-3000 or livenation.com.

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BLAKE SHELTON With special guests The Band Perry, Dan & Shay, Neal McCoy: Sept. 19, Tacoma Dome. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

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DEMI LOVATO: Oct. 2, Comcast Arena, Everett. 800-745-3000 or livenation.com.

AN EVENING WITH BRANFORD MARSALIS: with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia: Oct. 5, Mt. Baker Theatre, Bellingham. 360-7346080 or mountbakertheatre.com.

THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS: Oct. 5-6, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

“KINKY BOOTS”: Oct. 7-26, The 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave., Seattle. 888-584-4849 or 5thavenue.org.

AMERICAN AUTHORS TOUR: Oct. 9, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-7453000 or showboxonline.com.

PALOMA FAITH: Oct. 9, The Crocodile, Seattle. 877-987-6487 or thecrocodile.com.

JOEY BADA$$: Oct. 10, The Showbox, Seattle. 800-745-3000 or show boxonline.com.

EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL: Oct. 10-Nov. 11, Seattle. 206-547-6763 or earshot.org.

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